Friday, December 31, 2010

Stromatolites another reason Red Lake is special

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As I understand it, the earth was created about 4.6 billion years ago. Then, about a billion years later, the first cyanobacteria (also cal...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Check out West Red Lake Mining Museum

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Make sure you check out the West Red Lake Mining Museum this summer. This self-guided museum is largely finished after being under construc...
Monday, December 27, 2010

How to prevent Gulp Alive jars from leaking

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A lot of people have found Gulp Alive baits to work nearly as well as live bait; some say it's even better. But everyone hates the smel...
Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas from us at Bow Narrows Camp

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Brenda and I and our dog, Sam, wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Our wish is that you will all have a joyous and peaceful ...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The balsam fir -- call it the first aid tree

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Growing just about everywhere in the Boreal Forest are balsam fir trees. Visitors to Bow Narrows Camp might know these from their massive ...
Thursday, December 16, 2010

Never use treble hooks for bait fishing

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If there is one fishing regulation I would change it would be this: I would make it illegal to use treble hooks for fishing with live or dea...
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Burlap bag simply the best for keeping fish

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Angler Steve Wilhelm brings some fish in a burlap bag to the fish house at camp last summer. We have used burlap bags for keeping fish for ...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Studies find walk in the woods really is good for us

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I really like walking in the woods, and so does Sam, our dog, and I can vouch that that there is something therapeutic about the experience....
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Northern pike are feasting on crayfish

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It might surprise you to know that a big part of the diet of northern pike in Red Lake is crayfish ! We find crayfish in the stomachs of a ...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Put your Canadian tax rebate toward your deposit

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If your bank refuses to cash your Canadian tax rebate check from your trip to camp last summer or is going to levy some outrageous service c...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Do northern pike suspend? Yes, sort of.

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I'm sure Bow Narrows angler Carl Cieplik didn't catch this beautiful northern pike by trolling over deep water. He almost certainly ...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Scene helps deal with loss of our friend

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We just learned we lost a good friend over Thanksgiving. We're getting to an age now where we've lost quite a few friends as well as...
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Saturday, November 27, 2010

New Invisaswivel might be useful for walleye

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A new, fluorocarbon swivel could be handy when walleye fishing this summer. Called the Invisaswivel , it is said to be clear and strong. Wal...
Friday, November 26, 2010

Village Corner in Vermilion Bay is no more

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If you're like me you always made a stop at the Village Corner in Vermilion Bay on the way up to Red Lake. It was on the corner of Hwy....
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Our 2011 fishing package rates same as last year

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Here's some good news! Our fishing packages in 2011 will cost the same as they did in 2010. In fact, they haven't changed for the pa...
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Friday, November 19, 2010

How big a tree will a beaver cut down?

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Our grandsons Quillan and Raven marvel at the work of North America's largest rodent near camp this fall. The beaver that had been...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

A great day to take a ride aboard the Lickety Split

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These were the views out the bow and stern of our camp trip boat, the Lickety Split, during a calm day on Red Lake, Ontario , last summer. S...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

I've got to get one of these 'diesel deer forwarders'

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Our son Matthew uses his diesel Kubota tractor to take out a nice buck from the woods. My brother-in-law Ron got this 10-pointer. I've b...
Monday, November 15, 2010

The beauty in small things

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This fritillary butterfly resting on the weathered wooden step of one of the buildings at camp caught my eye this fall. It's amazing th...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

How to temporarily paralyze a walleye

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Gently push forward the walleye's pectoral fins (they're the ones on the side near the head) and a walleye absolutely cannot move. I...